Birgit Müller

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Birgit Müller is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Birgit Müller has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Geophysics, 17 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 12 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Birgit Müller's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (44 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (22 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (20 papers). Birgit Müller is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (44 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (22 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (20 papers). Birgit Müller collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Australia and Italy. Birgit Müller's co-authors include Oliver Heidbach, Mark Tingay, John Reinecker, Karl Fuchs, Andreas Barth, Daniel Kurfeß, Friedemann Wenzel, Blanka Sperner, Karsten Reiter and Ove Stephansson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Tectonophysics and Geophysical Journal International.

In The Last Decade

Birgit Müller

67 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The World Stress Map database release 2016: Crustal stress pattern across scales

2018 513 citations Oliver Heidbach, Mojtaba Rajabi et al. Tectonophysics profile →
Global crustal stress pattern based on the World Stress Map database release 2008

2009 480 citations Oliver Heidbach, Mark Tingay et al. Tectonophysics profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Birgit Müller	3.0k	751	523	320	191	70	3.4k
John Reinecker	2.1k 0.7×	513 0.7×	369 0.7×	220 0.7×	239 1.3×	37	2.4k
Roger Soliva	1.4k 0.5×	721 1.0×	297 0.6×	198 0.6×	235 1.2×	67	1.9k
Weiren Lin	1.7k 0.6×	724 1.0×	271 0.5×	355 1.1×	143 0.7×	137	2.4k
Oliver Heidbach	4.2k 1.4×	1.3k 1.7×	938 1.8×	613 1.9×	156 0.8×	123	5.0k
Fabrizio Agosta	2.0k 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	618 1.2×	416 1.3×	199 1.0×	91	2.7k
Emanuele Tondi	2.7k 0.9×	1.1k 1.5×	668 1.3×	512 1.6×	279 1.5×	118	3.6k
Jean‐Marc Daniel	1.3k 0.4×	488 0.6×	550 1.1×	395 1.2×	140 0.7×	52	1.9k
Kevin J. Smart	1.0k 0.3×	631 0.8×	456 0.9×	232 0.7×	149 0.8×	72	1.5k
Enrique Gómez-Rivas	1.6k 0.5×	1.0k 1.4×	461 0.9×	251 0.8×	442 2.3×	115	2.6k
F. M. Chester	5.0k 1.6×	1.5k 1.9×	350 0.7×	373 1.2×	338 1.8×	94	5.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Birgit Müller

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Birgit Müller

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All Works

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Rische, Martina, et al.. (2025). Geomechanics of Flooding‐Induced Microseismicity—Implications for Post‐Mining Environments. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 130(9).

Rische, Martina, et al.. (2025). How can mining data be used for regional stress derivation? – Recommendations based on examples from the Ruhr area. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment. 41. 100648–100648. 1 indexed citations

Busch, Benjamin, et al.. (2024). Post-mining related reactivation potential of faults hosted in tight reservoir rocks around flooded coal mines, eastern Ruhr Basin, Germany. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment. 38. 100560–100560. 2 indexed citations

Ziegler, Moritz, Oliver Heidbach, Thomas Köhl, et al.. (2024). Stress state at faults: the influence of rock stiffness contrast, stress orientation, and ratio. Solid Earth. 15(8). 1047–1063. 4 indexed citations

Müller, Birgit, et al.. (2023). Importance of drilling-related processes on the origin of borehole breakouts — Insights from LWD observations. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment. 34. 100463–100463. 5 indexed citations

Henk, Andreas, Tobias Hergert, Karsten Reiter, et al.. (2021). 3D crustal stress state of Germany according to a data-calibrated geomechanical model. Solid Earth. 12(8). 1777–1799. 25 indexed citations

Henk, Andreas, Tobias Hergert, Karsten Reiter, et al.. (2021). The recent stress state of Germany – results of a geomechanical–numerical 3D model. TUbilio (Technical University of Darmstadt). 1. 163–164. 1 indexed citations

Müller, Birgit, et al.. (2019). Present-day stress control on fluid migration pathways: Case study of the Zechstein fractured carbonates, NW-Germany. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 103. 320–330. 8 indexed citations

Heidbach, Oliver, Susana Custódio, Andrew Kingdon, et al.. (2016). Stress Map of the Mediterranean and Central Europe 2016. NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council). 23 indexed citations

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Heidbach, Oliver, Susana Custódio, Andrew Kingdon, et al.. (2016). New Crustal Stress Map of the Mediterranean and Central Europe. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences).

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Reiter, Karsten, et al.. (2015). Spannungskarte Deutschland 2015. TUbilio (Technical University of Darmstadt). 131(11). 437–442. 4 indexed citations

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Heidbach, Oliver, Karl Fuchs, Birgit Müller, et al.. (2007). The World Stress Map. Episodes. 30(3). 197–201. 29 indexed citations

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Heidbach, Oliver, Andrew P. Barth, Birgit Müller, et al.. (2005). World Stress Map Release 2005 - Stress orientations from single focal mechanisms at plate boundaries. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 1 indexed citations

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Tingay, Mark, et al.. (2005). Understanding tectonic stress in the oil patch: The World Stress Map Project. The Leading Edge. 24(12). 1276–1282. 80 indexed citations

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Müller, Birgit, et al.. (2004). Correcting for Tool Decentralization of Oriented Six-Arm Caliper Logs for Determination of Contemporary Tectonic Stress Orientation. Petrophysics – The SPWLA Journal of Formation Evaluation and Reservoir Description. 45(6). 530–539. 12 indexed citations

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Sperner, Blanka, Birgit Müller, Oliver Heidbach, et al.. (2003). Tectonic stress in the Earth’s crust: advances in the World Stress Map project. Geological Society London Special Publications. 212(1). 101–116. 160 indexed citations

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Fuchs, Karl & Birgit Müller. (2001). World Stress Map of the Earth: a key to tectonic processes and technological applications. Die Naturwissenschaften. 88(9). 357–371. 57 indexed citations

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Müller, Birgit & Blanka Sperner. (2000). Contemporary tectonic stress: Advances in research and industry. Eos. 81(13). 137–140. 1 indexed citations

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Jurado, María José & Birgit Müller. (1997). Contemporary tectonic stress in northeastern Iberia. New results from borehole breakout analysis. Tectonophysics. 282(1-4). 99–115. 15 indexed citations

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Müller, Birgit, et al.. (1991). European stress: contributions from borehole breakouts. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences. 337(1645). 165–179. 23 indexed citations

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